Looks like its finally happened :(
01 April 2013, 08:05 PM
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Looks like its finally happened :(
Feking 2.5 engines!
Went out for an extremely spirited drive lastnight. Threw a cylinder 4 misfire at me. Calmed and cooled down for a bit. CEL was flashing on idle, hunting about until an enevitable stall. Limping about, and a lost count of stalls finally home at 2am.
This morning, reset code, checked fluids, went for a slow drive around romford. Shes down on power on WOT, Every set of lights, CEL flashing again (no noticable misfiring though). Back home, swapped coilpack from cylinder 2. Little drive again, same fault
Back home again, cup of tea and few biscuits to let her cool down enough to get hands into the bay. Swapped plug from cylinder 2, out for a little drive. Same Feking fault keeps flashing its stupid smiley face at me!
Unplugging MAF stalls the car so ive ruled that out. No boost leaks either.
Smoke from oil filler neck when idling
Really dont fancy paying a garage to do a leakdown test to be told what i dont want to hear.
Looks like im out for a few meets now or for good.
Went out for an extremely spirited drive lastnight. Threw a cylinder 4 misfire at me. Calmed and cooled down for a bit. CEL was flashing on idle, hunting about until an enevitable stall. Limping about, and a lost count of stalls finally home at 2am.
This morning, reset code, checked fluids, went for a slow drive around romford. Shes down on power on WOT, Every set of lights, CEL flashing again (no noticable misfiring though). Back home, swapped coilpack from cylinder 2. Little drive again, same fault
Back home again, cup of tea and few biscuits to let her cool down enough to get hands into the bay. Swapped plug from cylinder 2, out for a little drive. Same Feking fault keeps flashing its stupid smiley face at me!
Unplugging MAF stalls the car so ive ruled that out. No boost leaks either.
Smoke from oil filler neck when idling
Really dont fancy paying a garage to do a leakdown test to be told what i dont want to hear.
Looks like im out for a few meets now or for good.
01 April 2013, 08:23 PM
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Hi mate,
HG's were replaced last june/july along with major service.
Coolant level fine,
Oil replaced 500 miles ago and is solid black now. Level has dropped a smidge too, amount unknown, havent topped up yet.
Trying to stay away from the scaremongering threads and other reads throughout the net. But everything regarding these symptoms on cyl 4 leads to rings
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01 April 2013, 09:39 PM
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Might be worth a call to XtremeScoobies in Chelmsford? Or if you're sure it's gone then start planning the full forged engine and keep it off the road until you're ready to go straight to 400bhp+?
Whatever happens mate I'm sure you will be back in the fold.
Whatever happens mate I'm sure you will be back in the fold.
02 April 2013, 12:38 AM
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get it checked out, pretty sure scoobyclinic posted up on 22b about car that kept kickign up fault code for misfire, turned out to be neutral poistion sensor.
did you get the crank bearings done when the HG went?
did you get the crank bearings done when the HG went?
03 April 2013, 11:02 AM
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Thanks for the advice guys.
Gonna have to get a day off work and book it in for the post mortem.
Common sense tells me to cut my losses.
My brain tells me... She'll be back.
Gonna have to get a day off work and book it in for the post mortem.
Common sense tells me to cut my losses.
My brain tells me... She'll be back.
03 April 2013, 11:46 AM
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I thought you were looking to rebuild this year anyway?
Honestly though mate, with how much extreme charged you to go the HG, I would have rebuilt then.
Stick it on the drive, save some pennies and start doing some research about which dirty great big turbo you want!
Honestly though mate, with how much extreme charged you to go the HG, I would have rebuilt then.
Stick it on the drive, save some pennies and start doing some research about which dirty great big turbo you want!
03 April 2013, 12:00 PM
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03 April 2013, 12:48 PM
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Hey Dan sorry to hear this, on the mercenary side I do have an Ali Burrows semi closed deck pinned, honed a bored to 92.5mm with 14mm head studs rear thrust converted good for a 2.1 striker build
03 April 2013, 02:08 PM
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Always fancied a type r!
Trouble is I just can't walk away from the hawk. If I could I'd be buried at sea in it lol.
How inconsiderate of someone to tell you your not allowed 2 scoobies!
Looking forward to see the project get underway matt.
Decision is made (was made a while back anyway) forging is on the cards. Going to speak to a few builders to discuss options over the next few weeks. Funds are holding me back at a build and mapping for this year. so ill get that out of the way then look at the ancillaries to get me close to the 400 barrier. Torque is going to be immense at that level
DantheMan is officially lurking in the shadows for a while
Trouble is I just can't walk away from the hawk. If I could I'd be buried at sea in it lol.
How inconsiderate of someone to tell you your not allowed 2 scoobies!
Looking forward to see the project get underway matt.
Decision is made (was made a while back anyway) forging is on the cards. Going to speak to a few builders to discuss options over the next few weeks. Funds are holding me back at a build and mapping for this year. so ill get that out of the way then look at the ancillaries to get me close to the 400 barrier. Torque is going to be immense at that level
DantheMan is officially lurking in the shadows for a while
